Tuesday, November 8, 2005

Microsoft launches updates

Microsoft has launched long-awaited <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5937419.html?tag=nl.e589">updates to its flagship database programs</A> and developer tools. CEO Steve Ballmer officially launched SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, along with a new beta version of the company's BizTalk Server software, at an event at the Moscone West convention center. Ballmer said that the new versions represent major advances, but acknowledged they were "a little bit long in coming." It's been five years, for example, since Microsoft released the last version of SQL Server.

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